Norman Marcus Moses Sr. "Sap sis Ilp Ilp" (Red
Leggings) passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in
Clarkston from health-related causes. He was 69.
Norman was born Dec. 2, 1934, to Elias Moses and Lillian
Corbett Moses in the Corbett Mansion in east Kamiah.
Norman married Julia Allman, and they had 10 children
together. They divorced.
He later married Geraldine Hayes. She preceded him in death.
He worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Forest
Service and drove the Kamiah Nez Perce Tribal senior citizens van.
Norman enjoyed traditional fishing and was well known for
his dip nets and gaff hooks. He traveled to traditional places such as Mussell
Shell, Selway Falls, Rapid River, Celilo, Cold Springs at Mount Adams and
Talmaks.
He loved hunting, gathering roots and huckleberries and arm
wrestling. He was one of the last who made rope out of string, whittled bows,
arrows, flutes and slide flutes.
Norman's mom took special care of him during his recovery
from polio, and he took special care of mom during her last days.
Norman will be missed by friends and relatives who knew him
as "Sun Sun" and "Hundy Hun."
He is survived by his children, Norman Moses Jr., Ronald
Moses, Jean Moose, Janette Vantrease, Jerri Johnson, Jamie Recio, Gabrielle
Moses, Elias Moses, Nita Moses, Ruby George and Andrew James; stepchildren
Terrance Moses, Roger Jackson, Verla Wright, Darla Jackson, Charles Jackson
Jr., Douglas Jackson, Judy Jackson and Carolyn Jackson; a sister, Miriam Queen;
and an adopted brother, Sam Pablo; 54 grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his second wife; his
stepchildren, Ruby Jackson, Eddie Waters and Charlie Oatman; his siblings,
Gabriel Moses, Elvira Hendren, Mazie Moses and Lester Moses. He was also
preceded in death by three siblings at infancy; his parents; paternal
grandparents Moses Elias Memmelch and Agnes Moses; maternal grandparents Paul
Felix Corbett and Lydia Ann Smith.
A memorial service was at 7 p.m. Sunday January 4th at the
Wa' A 'yas Community Center in Kamiah. The funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday at the
First Presbyterian Indian Church in Kamiah.
Zelma Minthorn, 66,
Toppenish, Wash.
Zelma Maria Minthorn (Wiy-ya-talxt) of Toppenish, Wash., and formerly of Lapwai, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Yakima. She was 66.
She was born April 28, 1937, at Lewiston to Joseph and Cecilia Raymond Greene. Zelma was raised in Lapwai and graduated from Lapwai High School.
After graduation she married Antone Minthorn in Walla Walla in 1960. They moved to San Francisco through the Indian Relocation Program and lived there for nine years. After moving to Oregon, she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Oregon. Her employment history includes working for Phelps Stokes Foundation and the Yakima Housing Authority.
Zelma enjoyed participating in Chief Joseph Days, pow wows, huckleberry picking and digging roots. As a young girl, she especially enjoyed riding and exercising race-horses and was a trick roper. Zelma was "The Yard Sale Queen" and also enjoyed going to "The Casino." She was a member of the Catholic Church.
Zelma was preceded in death by her son, Paul Lee Minthorn; her parents; brother Gaylord Jefferson; sisters Theresa Greene James, Bertha Greene Harsh and Lena Greene.
Her survivors include her husband, Antone Minthorn of Pendleton, Ore.; and her sons, Fred Minthorn, Randy Minthorn, Scott Minthorn and Dana Minthorn. Also surviving are her daughters, Toni Cordell, Lisa Minthorn, Kim Minthorn Allen and Modesta Minthorn; 21 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The rosary was recited Tuesday night December 9th at the Pi Nee Waus Center at Lapwai.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 10th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lapwai, followed by burial at the Lapwai Tribal Cemetery.